Jammu, April 5 (IANS) A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) head constable, posted near the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, shot himself dead on Tuesday, police said. “A head constable…
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) The Indian Air Force, which is participating in the Red Flag-Alaska exercise that will have “near realistic scenarios”, on Tuesday said the event will provide an opportunity for “exchange of…
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) An all-women team of the Indian Navy has completed a high altitude trek to Pindari Glacier at a height of 3,353 metres, thereby opening an alternate route, after the original…
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) India on Tuesday termed as “total concoction” a Pakistan report, quoting sources in the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) that visited India, that the Pathankot attack was staged by India. Meanwhile,…
By S.P. Singh Bijnor, April 5 (IANS) Both personal issues and the terrorist angle are being examined thoroughly to determine who murdered NIA official Mohammad Tanzil Ahmad, a senior police officer said on Tuesday. The…
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) The home ministry has set up a committee to recommend measures to strengthen border protection and address issue of gaps and vulnerability in border fencing along the India-Pakistan border, an…
Pyongyang, April 5 (IANS) New satellite images have shown “suspicious activity” at a North Korean nuclear facility at Yongbyon, 38 North, a Washington-based monitoring group announced on Tuesday. Plumes of exhaust steam, a byproduct of…
Islamabad, April 5 (IANS) A petition seeking ban on the exhibition of Indian movies in Pakistan was on Tuesday filed in Lahore High Court. The plea, registered by local producers and distributors, challenged the display…
Islamabad, April 5 (IANS) India’s heavy military spending and acquisition of weapons threatens Pakistan and its efforts for regional peace, National Security Advisor Lt. Gen. (retd) Nasir Khan Janjua said on Tuesday. Speaking at a…
Moscow, April 5 (IANS) A senior Russian official on Tuesday said Moscow is to make the first shipment of its S-300 air defence systems to Iran in the coming days as part of a long-running…
Srinagar, April 5 (IANS) A gunfight broke out between separatist guerrillas and security forces on Tuesday evening in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district after the latter surrounded a village where some militants were hiding, police…
Islamabad, April 5 (IANS) Indias increasing defence and nuclear weapons were a danger to Pakistan, National Security Advisor Naseer Khan Janjua said on Tuesday, ARY News reported. Terming Pakistan as the flagbearer of peace despite…
Kabul, April 5 (IANS) The Taliban has anointed Mullah Omar’s elder son to a senior military position within the Afghan Taliban, the insurgent group has said, according to media reports on Tuesday. Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob,…
Bamako, April 5 (IANS) Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has declared a state of emergency across the country for a period of 10 days. The decision to impose the emergency was taken on Monday during…
Srinagar, April 5 (IANS) A cordon and search operation was launched on Tuesday by the security forces in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district after guerrillas fired at an army patrol. A senior police officer told IANS…
Tokyo, April 5 (IANS) Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority on Tuesday set final stage inspections for the restart of a reactor at the Ikata nuclear power stationn. The plant in Ehime prefecture is the third facility…
Washington, April 5 (IANS) The US Navy has ordered nine AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters for Pakistan, the US defence department has said. The US Navy on Monday awarded a $170 million contract to Bell Helicopter…
Islamabad, April 5 (IANS) Pakistan’s National Accountability Bureau (NAB) will consider the “Panama Papers” revelations for the possible initiation of an inquiry against those alleged to have offshore companies. An NAB source told The News…
Damascus, April 5 (IANS) Islamic State (IS) militants on Tuesday fired several shells containing mustard gas against Syrian military positions in the province of Deir al-Zour. The poisonous gas shells slammed military positions in the…
Wellington, April 5 (IANS) Helen Clark, former prime minister of New Zealand, has entered the race to succeed Ban Ki-moon as the UN secretary general in a bid to become the first woman in the…